Composer Hans Zimmer on the musical worlds of ‘Dune’ and ‘No Time To Die’

In an exclusive interview, Academy Award-winning composer Hans Zimmer talks about paying homage to Daniel Craig through the nostlagic music of ‘No Time To Die’, and creating a provocative soundscape with Timothée Chalamet-starrer ‘Dune’

“I never thought I would ever get to score for a Bond movie,” laughs Hans Zimmer over a video call from his London home. “Having done the three Batman movies — which are three movies to you but are 12 years of my life to me — I really understand where Daniel [Craig] was with this; he dedicated 16 years of his life to Bond,” Zimmer empathises, “Of course, the big difference is I don’t get hurt or injured when I do a Bond film (laughs). I wanted to not only do a good score but dig a little deeper and honour the man, the work and all the people who’ve been working on this for so long.”

The American-German composer reminisces on what has been a remarkable year for cinema and himself, with Dune and No Time to Die releasing within two months of each other.

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